Grassroots Quotes

72 Grassroots quotes by 68 unique authors

When you're a 20-something grassroots activist, and you're deciding how to spend your time and money to make a difference, it makes a lot of… — Rod Coronado
In the last year, grassroots contributors like us gave more than $300 million to the Kerry campaign and the DNC, and proved that the Party… — Eli Pariser
I think a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like… — Bill de Blasio
The big dividing line is not and has never been between those who advocate more or less militant forms of resistance, or between mainstream and… — Derrick Jensen
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support. Often, lobbyists will… — Jack Abramoff
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary,… — Rodney Stark
My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their… — Patricia Ireland
The [nonprofit] sector enhances our creativity, enlivens our communities, nurtures individual responsibility, stirs life at the grassroots, and reminds us that we were born free. — John W. Gardner
Better still - your history has shown how powerful a moral catharsis expressed through popular resistance to injustice can sometimes be; I have in mind… — Breyten Breytenbach
I can't say I'm surprised: the grassroots antiwar movement keeps turning out to be MoveOn/A.N.S.W.E.R. astroturf. — Glenn Reynolds
I've always been fascinated by the grassroots folktale level of a culture, and as a storyteller, I have to follow what seems to be leading… — Robin McKinley
Grassroots organizing tends to be most available to big campaigns, but it's actually most useful to small ones. You can't win a presidential campaign without… — Joe Greene
Well you know I'm very supportive of what the Tea Party is trying to do. They're very concerned with spending, the deficit, the bailouts, you… — John Boozman
Political development should start at the grassroots. — Abdallah II
I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering… — Al Gore
If we're going to be successful in taking on the billionaire class, we need a strong national grassroots movement. — Hillary Clinton
This is one way that wealthy Americans could really contribute. They could put hundreds of millions of dollars into the infrastructure bank, be a good… — William J. Clinton
Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach the grassroots and… — Gagan Narang
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our… — Jim Hightower
I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Who Wrote These Grassroots Quotes

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